European Parliament election, 2014 (Portugal)

European Parliament election in Portugal, 2014

25 May 2014

All 21 Portuguese seats to the European Parliament

Turnout	33.67%^[1]
	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Francisco Assis	Paulo Rangel	João Ferreira
Party	PS	PSD / CDS-PP	CDU
Alliance	S&D	EPP	EUL–NGL
Last election	7 seats, 26.6%	10 seats, 40.1%^[2]	2 seats, 10.6%
Seats won	8	7 ^[3]	3
Seat change	1	3 ^[4]	1
Popular vote	1,034,249	910,647	416,925
Percentage	31.5%	27.7%	12.7%
Swing	4.9%	12.4%	2.0%

	Fourth party	Fifth party	Sixth party

Leader	Marinho e Pinto	Marisa Matias	Rui Tavares
Party	Earth Party	BE	LIVRE
Alliance	ALDE	EUL–NGL	Green
Last election	0 seats, 0.7%	3 seats, 10.7%	new
Seats won	2	1	0
Seat change	2	2	new
Popular vote	234,788	149,764	71,495
Percentage	7.2%	4.6%	2.2%
Swing	6.5%	6.2%	new

The European Parliament election of 2014 in Portugal elected the Portuguese delegation to the European Parliament from 2014 to 2019. This was the sixth such election being held in Portugal. The elections were held on Sunday, 25 May 2014.

Parties and candidates

The major parties that partaked in the election, and their EP list leaders, are:

Left Bloc (BE), Marisa Matias
Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU), João Ferreira
Socialist Party (PS), Francisco Assis
Social Democratic Party (PSD)/People's Party (CDS–PP) Aliança Portugal, Paulo Rangel
LIVRE (L), Rui Tavares
Socialist Alternative Movement (MAS), Gil Garcia
Earth Party (MPT), António Marinho e Pinto
Party for Animals and Nature (PAN), Orlando Figueiredo
Portuguese Workers' Communist Party (PCTP/MRPP), Leopoldo Mesquita
Democratic Party of the Atlantic (PDA), Paulo Casaca
New Democracy Party (PND), Eduardo Welsh
National Renovator Party (PNR), Humberto Nuno de Oliveira
Workers Party of Socialist Unity (POUS), Carmelinda Pereira
People's Monarchist Party (PPM), Nuno Correia da Silva
Portugal Pro-Life (PPV), Acácio Valente
Portuguese Labour Party (PTP), José Manuel Coelho

The Social Democratic Party and the People's Party have contested this election in a coalition.^[5]

Opinion polling

Date	Polling Firm	Sample size	PSD / CDS–PP	PS	BE	CDU	MPT	LIVRE	Others	Lead
Date	Polling Firm	Sample size							Others	Lead
25 May	Election result	3,284,452	27.7 7 seats	31.5 8 seats	4.6 1 seat	12.7 3 seats	7.2 2 seat	2.2 0 seats	14.1 0 seats	3.8
25 May (20:00)	Exit Poll - RTP1 Universidade Católica	—	25.0 – 29.0 6 – 8 seats	30.0 – 34.0 7 – 9 seats	5.0 – 7.0 1 – 2 seats	12.0 – 15.0 3 – 4 seats	7.0 – 8.0 1 – 2 seats	—	—	5.0
25 May (20:00)	Exit Poll - SIC Eurosondagem	—	25.0 – 29.2 7 – 8 seats	32.1 – 36.3 8 – 9 seats	4.2 – 6.0 1 seat	11.4 – 13.9 3 seats	6.6 – 8.8 1 – 2 seats	—	—	7.1
Exit polls
14–22 May	Aximage	1,507	30.1 (7/9)	36.4 (9/10)	5.8 (1)	11.4 (2/3)	3.4 (–)	0.6 (–)	12.3 (–)	6.3
14–20 May	Eurosondagem	2,014	29.7 (7/8)	36.9 (9/10)	5.7 (1)	12.5 (3)	—	—	15.2 (–)	7.2
17–19 May	Universidade Católica	2,085	30.0 (7/9)	34.0 (8/10)	5.0 (1)	12.0 (2/4)	3.0 (0/1)	2.0 (–)	14.0 (–)	4.0
14–18 May	Pitagórica	505	29.1	36.6	5.5	9.4	5.6	—	13.8	7.5
7–14 May	Aximage	1,027	30.2 (7/8)	37.8 (9/11)	6.3 (1/2)	8.8 (1/3)	4.3 (0/1)	0.8 (–)	11.8 (–)	7.6
14–22 Apr	Eurosondagem	1,533	32.5 (8)	37.5 (9/10)	5.5 (1)	10.9 (2/3)	—	—	13.6 (–)	5.0
9–12 Apr	Aximage	613	33.2	40.9	4.9	10.8	—	—	10.2	7.7
25–29 Mar	Pitagórica^[6]	506	33.4	37.3	6.4	9.8	—	—	13.1	3.9
13–19 Mar	Eurosondagem	1,525	32.1 (8)	36.9 (9)	6.6 (1)	11.9 (3)	—	—	12.5 (–)	4.8
8–13 Mar	Aximage	755	37.4 (9)	39.9 (9)	6.6 (1)	8.2 (2)	—	—	7.9 (–)	2.5
Feb 24–1 Mar	Pitagórica^[7]	506	35.4	32.2	7.3	11.5	—	—	13.6	3.2
20–24 Jan	Pitagórica^[8]	506	34.2	30.4	9.0	10.8	—	—	15.6	3.8
7–10 Jan	Aximage	601	37.1	35.5	6.9	9.2	—	—	11.3	1.6
2014
7 June 2009	Election Results	3,568,943	40.1¹ 10 seats	26.5 7 seats	10.7 3 seats	10.6 2 seats	0.7 0 seats	—	11.4 0 seats	13.6
¹ Sum of votes and seats of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and of the People's Party (CDS–PP).

National summary of votes and seats

The first most voted party in each district (Azores and Madeira included)

Summary of the results of Portugal's 25 May 2014 election to the European Parliament
National party		European party	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
← 2009 • 2014 • 2019 →
	Socialist Party (PS)	PES	Francisco Assis	1,034,249	31.49	4.96	8	1
	Portugal Alliance (AP) • Social Democratic Party (PSD) • People's Party (CDS–PP)	EPP	Paulo Rangel	910,647	27.73	^[9]	7 6 1	2 1
	Democratic Unitarian Coalition (CDU) • Communist Party (PCP) • Ecologist Party (PEV)	EGP / PEL	João Ferreira	416,925	12.69	2.05	3 3 0	1 0
	Earth Party (MPT)	ALDE	Marinho e Pinto	234,788	7.15	6.48	2	2
	Left Bloc (B.E.)	PEL / EACL	Marisa Matias	149,764	4.56	6.16	1	2
	LIVRE (L)		Rui Tavares	71,495	2.18	new	0	new
	Party for Animals and Nature (PAN)	EUL-NGL	Orlando Figueiredo	56,431	1.72	new	0	new
	Workers' Communist Party (PCTP/MRPP)	None	Leopoldo Mesquita	54,708	1.67	0.47	0	0
	New Democracy Party (PND)	EUD		23,082	0.70	new	0	new
	Portuguese Labour Party (PTP)	None		22,542	0.69	new	0	new
	People's Monarchist Party (PPM)	None		17,785	0.54	0.14	0	0
	National Renovator Party (P.N.R.)	None		14,887	0.45	0.08	0	0
	Socialist Alternative Movement (MAS)	None		12,497	0.38	new	0	new
	Portugal Pro-Life (PPV)	None		12,008	0.37	new	0	new
	Democratic Party of the Atlantic (PDA)	None		5,298	0.16	new	0	new
	Workers Party of Socialist Unity (POUS)	None		3,666	0.11	0.04	0	0
Valid votes				3,040,771	92.58
Blank and invalid votes				243,681	7.42
Totals				3,284,452	100.00	—	21	1
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout				9,753,568	33.67	3.11
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

Vote share

PS			31.49%
AP			27.73%
CDU			12.69%
MPT			7.15%
BE			4.56%
L			2.18%
PAN			1.72%
PCTP/MRPP			1.67%
Others			3.39%
Blank/Invalides			7.42%

References

↑ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2014-results/en/country-results-pt-2014.html
↑ PSD: 31.7%, 8 seats; CDS-PP: 8.4%, 2 seats.
↑ PSD: 6; CDS-PP: 1
↑ PSD: 2; CDS-PP: 1
↑ Coligação alargada às europeias, Expresso, 5 July 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
↑ Results presented here exclude undecideds (42.6%). With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS-PP: 19.2%; PS: 21.4%; BE: 3.7%; CDU: 5.6%; Others: 7.5%.
↑ Results presented here exclude undecideds (36.7%). With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS-PP: 22.4%; PS: 20.4%; BE: 4.6%; CDU: 7.3%; Others: 8.6%.
↑ Results presented here exclude undecideds (38.8%). With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS-PP: 20.9%; PS: 18.6%; BE: 4.7%; CDU: 6.6%; Others: 9.6%.
↑ The Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the People's Party (CDS–PP) contested separately the 2009 election.

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